Hair-drying comb.



No. 781,246. PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905.

' A.. WALLACE, JB. u

, HAIR DRYING (10MB. LPLIoAvT'IoN Hmm nn.ao,19o4.

)manners UNITED STATES,

'Patented January 31, 1905.

`PATENT QFEICE.

ANDREW WALLACE, JR., oF NEW YORK, N. Y..y

HAIR-DRYING COIVIB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 781,246, dated January 31, 1905.

I Appiication iiiai March 3o, 199A. seriai No. 200,696.

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

. means of which women may conveniently dry their hair after shampooing or Washing the same without the inconvenience of exposing the hair to air-currents or to the a'ction of the sun and without excessive rubbing with towels be readily heated by means of an ordinaryV gas-jet, and which is so light that it may be used in drying the hair without more exertion than is required in the manipulation of an ordinary comb.

In attaining the objects above stated and others which will hereinafter appear I make use of the novel construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described and -having the novel features thereof specifically n pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form and pro-y baclrof the comb; a seriesof small apertures "-8 are preferably provided, one aperture being portions of the parts and in the exactmode of assemblage thereof may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

the improved comb with a portion of the slide in the back of the comb broken away to show the interior construction. Fig. 3 is a,

longitudinal section vvthrough the comb upon the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and. Fig. 4 is a sectional View upon the line 4.4 of Fig. 3.

Referring to thedrawings in detail, the reference character l. designates the back ofthe comb, which is preferably of triangular crosssection, as best shown inFig. 4, and which is provided with a plurality of teethQ of any preferred dimensions projectingv therefrom and spaced apart, as usual. vTheback 1 ofthe comb-presents two converging sides?) 3 and is hollow, having a chamber 4 of triangular cross-section formed therein. The ch amber 4 is widest at the top, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, andimay be closed by means of a slide 5, arranged in guides formed in the converging sides 3 3 of the back 1. In the interior ofthe chamber 4 within the back of the comb I' provide aflame-deflecting memberwhich consists, preferably, of atube 6, ofco'pper or' other suitable matcrial. A tube is employed in prefer- A ence to a solid rod on account of the lightness thereof, and the tube is of such a diameter that space is left betweenthe tube and each side of the chamber 4to permit the passage of flame Vbetween` the. tube and the side Walls of the chamber. The deiiecting member is preferably secured in position by flattening the ends,

"as bestfashown in Figr),Y forming slots in the flattened ends, and'iitting screws 7 into the islots'land into threaded apertures provided therefor inthe-'back of the comb. .l t

At the bottom of the chamber 4 within the provided for each space between adjacent teeth of the comb, except in the spaces at the 4ends of the comb. The apertures 8 may be omitted without'seriously impairing the util# ity of the comb; but when provided they serve lthe useful purpose of permitting the escape hence shortens somewhat the time required for heating the comb.

The comb is conveniently manipulated by means of a handle which consists, preferably, of a metallic shank 9, which projects from the end of the comb, and a hand-piece 10, of wood or other non-conducting material, secured upon the shank in any ordinary or preferred manner.

In the construction of the comb proper various materials may be employed; but aluminium is preferable to other materials on account of its lightness, its high conductivity, its freedom from corrosion, its cheapness, and its pleasing appearance.

The method of using a comb constructed as above described will be readily understood from the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings. The comb is first heated to as high a temperature as may be desired by withdrawing the slide 5 from its guides sufciently to expose the interior of the chamber 4, and then the comb is inverted in position above the iiame of an ordinary gas-jet orany other suitable source of heat. When held in this position, the tube 6 within the chamber 4 in the back of the comb deflects the iiame against both sides of the chamber and causes them to heat rapidly. At the same time the heat imparted to the side walls of the back of the comb is transmitted by conduction to the teeth 2 of the comb and the entire comb structure is heated to approximately the same temperature. As soon as the comb is heated to the desired temperature it is removed from the iiame, the slide 5 is returned to its normal position, as shown in Fig. 3, and the comb is then ready for use in drying the iair.

The actual drying' of the hair by means of the comb is done by simply passing the comb through the hair in such manner as to bring the strands of hair into contact with the teeth and with the outer surfaces of the sides 3 of the back of the comb. The desired contact can be best secured by introducing the teeth of hair the slide 5 is again withdrawn, the comb and abundant, the utility of the comb forming the present invention will be especially marked, as by its use heat is readily conveyed to all the strands of hair, and a uniform drying effect is obtained in consequence. lhe ordinary methods of drying the hair by fanning or bringing the hair near a stove or the like are obviously defective in drying the strands of hair which are not fully exposed; but by means of a comb of the character described the drying-heat may be as readily applied to the strands of hair upon one part of the head as to those upon another.

A special advantage of the comb which forms the present invention is found in the arrangement of the fiame-defiecting tube in such position within the chamber in the back of the comb that the heating-flame is deflected against the sides of the chamber in the back ofthe comb, but is not defiected out of the chamber and into contact with the outer surfaces of the side walls of the back of the comb. If the iame were allowed to come in contact with the outer surfaces of the comb-back, it would be necessary, of course, to remove soot from those surfaces after each heating of the comb before its introduction into the hair.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A hair-drying comb having a chamber in the back thereof provided with an opening extending longitudinally thereof, and a flamedefiector secured within said chamber and also extending longitudinally thereof.

2. A hair-drying comb having the back thereof provided with a longitudinally-disposed chamber having an opening extending throughout substantially the entire length of the chamber, and a iiame-deliecting member disposed longitudinally within the chamber and spaced from the side walls of the chamber.

3. A hair-drying comb having the back thereof provided with ya chamber extending longitudinally of the back and having an opening at the top of the chamber extending throughout substantially the entire length of the chamber and also having a series of small apertures in the bottom of the chamber corresponding to spaces between the teeth of the comb.

4. A hair-drying comb having the back thereof provided with a chamber having an opening in the top thereof throughout substantially its entire length, and having a series of small apertures in the bottom of the chamber, and a iame-deiiecting member disposed longitudinally within the chamber and spaced from the sides of the chamber.

5. A hair-drying comb having the back thereof provided with a longitudinally-disposed ehamber with an opening extending throughout the length of said chamber, and a flame-deiiector disposed longitudinally within IOO the chamber, and spaced 'fromthe side Walls thereof, said deector comprising a hollow` In testimony whereof I have signed my name to th1s speclficatlon 1n the presence of two sub- I o scrlblng Wltnesses.

ANDREW WALLACE, JR.

' W`itnesses:` n

JNO. M. RITTER, BAXTER MoEToN. 

